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When California entrepreneur Desmond Williams sees Cassie in a local air show, he invites her to California, where she breaks new ground in aviation by becoming a test pilot. Soon Cassie's record-breaking flights make her a media darling. Drawn by Desmond's plans for her to break Amelia Earhart's records, but determined to avoid her mistakes, ... more »Cassie trains for the remarkable journey around the world preparing for World War II. From public appearances to press conferences, easily used by both her husband and the press, Cassie realizes that there is more to life than making headlines. Risking her life, pushing herself to her limits, she decides to chart her own course and pursue her own destiny, whatever it costs her.

Wings is set in a time of constant change, when the world was on the brink of war and the skies were filled with adventurers, a time when courage and daring forever changed modern-day aviation.« less